September 22nd :

# 12) A scholar of Magics by Caroline Stevermer

This is another Young adult fantasy novel that is a sequel to a book I read a year or two ago. It was a lovely read that I enjoyed. A prominent character from the previous story end up as a prominent character in this story. She seems a bit more fleshed out as a character, too. Perhaps since this is because part of the story is basically from her point of view. I do not recall that happening in the last book. We get to see a little bit more of her alternate world, and its system of magic, too. Both of these were barely touched on it seems in the first novel. However, her lovely writing seems to make up for it some. The interesting bit is that the endings of both books seem like they would lead right into a sequel, but don't.